During the last year of Rene Magritte's life, the renowned gallery owner Alexandre Iolas asked him whether he had ever considered making sculptures. The painter had definitely given that some thought, but the sculptures would have to be based on motifs from his paintings. Le Therapeute reflects a number of themes typical of Magritte's work, such as the extraordinary within the ordinary, the surprising, the unexpected and the mystery. Via Le Therapeute, Magritte brought to life a figure that had been already featured on several occasions in his oeuvre. However, this sculpture is based on a photograph dating from 1937 entitled God on the Eighth Day (Dieu, le huitieme jour). For this particular sculpture he made a plaster cast of an existing person, from which he used certain pieces. The bird cage is also a copy of a real one.

• Part of the museum reproduction collection created by Parastone Mouseion 3D. PN MAG07
• The details have been meticulously recreated in resin with a bronze finish, and metal wire to make the bird cage. Measures 7 3/4 in H x 8 in W x 4 1/2 in D. Weighs 3.5 lbs.
• Licensed reproduction.